- From: Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 01:31:12 +0200
- To: Colin Gallagher <colingallagher.rpcv@gmail.com>
- Cc: Harry Halpin <hhalpin@w3.org>, "public-web-security@w3.org" <public-web-security@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAKaEYhKnRYhUYreGKSFY8_6oB8L75Agau_rx_MB4dj0_1xgXow@mail.gmail.com>
On 27 September 2016 at 00:54, Colin Gallagher < colingallagher.rpcv@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't think there are good studies on this, just off the cuff (at least > not any I have seen, yet). However, I do think that from my personal > experience, most users want simple choices that will provide them with > privacy. While not directly related to EME, the popularity of Signal > <https://whispersystems.org/> is an example of this. > > I agree an actual study would be great to review. > I like this (now slightly old) study on privacy: The Privacy Jungle: On the Market for Data Protection in Social Networks http://preibusch.de/publications/Bonneau_Preibusch__Privacy_Jungle__2009-05-26.pdf > > > -C > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Harry Halpin <hhalpin@w3.org> wrote: > >> [also sent to PING] >> >> This seems like a simple question but it has a real effect on Web >> standards. >> >> Do we have any good studies that show how many users *actually* drop off >> when presented with a choice? >> >> By "choice" I mean anything from a "Do you accept cookies" in the >> European E-cookie directive to the "Would you like to share your camera >> and microphone" with WebRTC In particular, >> >> - Does the drop off rate depend on the number of choices? For example, >> having three choices may cause larger drop off than two. >> >> - Does the drop off rate change if there are multiple dialogues? For >> example, two sets of two choices? >> >> - Does this hold up uniformly regardless of context, i.e. security >> properties such as TLS as opposed to geolocation? >> >> - Do we have any idea what kind of text or visual cues users respond to >> when given choices? >> >> I am of course still interested in EME [1], so having some idea of how >> this plays out in terms of academic studies would be great. I hear lots >> of rumors, but I would prefer to read actual studies. >> >> cheers, >> >> harry >> >> [1] https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-media/2016A >> ug/0049.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >
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